Metal wings on a biplane? In 1943? My question was, why? At first I assumed it was used as a trainer, but no - I learned it served in antisubmarine duties, among others, to the end of the war.
I read that part of the Swordfishes' success in the attack on the Bismark was that they flew too low and too slow for the antiaircraft guns to get a good shot at them. This seems possible, but sounds a lot like one of those legends that get repeated until they're accepted as truth. Can anybody confirm or disprove it?